Daily life a struggle hope and a resiliency remain.(Ethiopia)

From: Presbyterian Record | Date: April 1, 2004| Author: Sedlezky, Amy | Copyright information

To visit Ethiopia is to step back in time Relatively untouched by modern conveniences--except in large cities where high-rises, government buildings and universities mingle with the shanties of the poor--most Ethiopians live as people did 3,000 years ago. According to the Queen of Sheba visited King Solomon in Jerusalem and bore a son, who brought the Ark of the Covenant to Ethiopia and became king. Christianity later took hold and flourished. These deep Christian roots still exert ...

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